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by Stuart Gillespie Plans for a £38 million windfarm in the Glenkens have been blown away. Campaigners against the proposed Loch Hill development near Dalry protested outside a meeting of the council in Dumfries yesterday. And councillors agreed with their concerns, voting against 2020 Renewables’ application for 11 turbines. Alison Read more
A recent ruling in which the Court of Session upheld a challenge to a section 36 consent granted for a major wind farm in the Shetland Islands has cast doubt on the power of Scottish Ministers to grant consent to “non-licence holders” under the 1989 Electricity Act, an expert has Read more
In the run up to a key global warming report, those sceptical of mainstream opinion on climate change claim they are “winning” the argument. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24233643
The restoration of Scotland’s peatlands will be supported by £15 million worth of new funding from the Scottish Government. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Funding-for-peatlands-48d.aspx
UK: Delays have taken place in the construction of the foundations for Mitsubishi’s 7MW SeaAngel turbine at the Hunterston Test Centre for Offshore Wind in North Ayrshire, Scotland. http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1213679/delays-scotlands-first-offshore-turbine-test-site
Plans have been unveiled for Tayside’s first major “solar farm” which would harness the power of the sun to provide power for 5,500 homes. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/plans-for-70-000-panel-solar-farm-in-carse-of-gowrie-1.134613
A judge’s ruling has left the 103-turbine scheme in limbo, over fears it could endanger the islands’ threatened whimbrel population. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/432204/Rare-bird-blows-wind-farm-plan-off-course?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-uk-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+UK+Feed%29
Tim Rice has said he may no longer vote for the Tories because of David Cameron’s enthusiasm for ‘hideous’ wind farms http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2432771/Tim-Rice-unsure-vote-Tory-wind-farm-policy-scam.html